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[McDaddy: If you are reading you should click off of this post right now.]

Seriously. Scram.

This is a surprise.

Now then.

A few weeks ago, a friend from our church returned from a 6-month deployment in Saudi Arabia. His family displayed a beautiful banner for his homecoming.

You may or may not recall that my sweet hubby, McDaddy is currently deployed.

I inquired about where his wife ordered the banner from becuase I wanted to get one for McDaddy’s homecoming.

I was thrilled to find out that the banner was free except for shipping. Unfortunately though, my friend couldn’t remember the name of the company that she ordered it from.

Thankfully, my friend Google showed up for work yesterday.

A quick search of Free & Banner & Military yielded a search result to BuildASign.com.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, the kind folks at Build A Sign are offering 20,000 free banners to service members who are returning home.

I can’t wait to see the banner I ordered for McDaddy.

I appreciate BuildASign.com’s generosity in offering such an awesome deal to military members.

A great deal WORKS FOR ME!

If you have a family member returning home in the next few months, head over there and design a banner for their homecoming. They offer several different options and the banners are super simple to design.

Thank you, BuildASign!

Head over to We Are THAT Family for a long list of Works For Me Wednesday posts.

One of my favorite things about having my own blog is hosting give-aways. Today, I have the honor of  giving away a 16×20 Poster Print High Gloss giveaway from DigitalRoom.com to one lucky commenter.

You choose a favorite photo that would look fabulous as a 16×20 print, or perhaps a business logo that you’d love to see in poster form, download it to DigitalRoom.com and they will make a beautiful poster print of your chosen image.

And now, Random Dot Org will choose one lucky winner.

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-04-29 12:34:22 UTC

The winner is Valerie!!! Congratulations and thanks for entering!

One of my favorite things about having my own blog is hosting give-aways. Today, I have the honor of hosting a 16×20 Poster Print High Gloss giveaway from DigitalRoom.com.

Digital Room is a reliable source for all of your printing and marketing needs. They offer a number of print services including postcards, marketing services, business cards, brochures, and poster printing. For those of you who are trying to live a little greener, you’ll be glad to learn that Digital Room is green-friendly and uses eco-friendly soy-based inks and paper stocks that range from 10% to 30% recycled paper.

You choose a favorite photo that would look fabulous as a 16×20 print, or perhaps a business logo that you’d love to see in poster form, download it to DigitalRoom.com and they will make a beautiful poster print of your chosen image.

You may enter in one of two ways (or both!) to win a Poster Print…

a. Leave a comment explaining how you would creatively use a 16×20 Poster Print High Gloss

b. Write a post on your blog linking to this giveaway post and DigitalRoom

Be sure to leave a separate comment for each method of entry, along with a valid e-mail address.

NOTE: Shipping is free for residents of the U. S. and Canada. Those who reside in other countries must pay for shipping, but the 16×20 print is still free.

If you’ve spent much time here at Inmates, you know that I happen to love pictures. I am constantly trying to capture memories of my boys and I have documented approximately 80% of their lives in scrapbooks.

Every once in a blue moon, McDaddy allows me to take his picture. He would prefer however, that I would take pictures of our boys.

Or, myself even. (ahem!)

Yes. I said myself.

That’s what happens when you need a great picture of yourself for MySpace or Facebook. You take 5,814 pictures until you get a really good one.

And speaking of pictures, you will absolutely love this.

Online Poster Printing is an awesome company that makes canvas and poster prints from any digital picture. And the best part is they are giving me (1) 16×20 poster print to give away to one lucky winner.

To enter, simply visit their site, then head back over here and leave a comment telling me what you would do with your poster print if you win! Make sure to include a valid e-mail address so I have a way to contact you.

The contest is open to all residents, however, if you live outside of the US or Canada, you must pay for shipping if you win.

The contest will end on Saturday, March 14, 2009. Random dot org and I will pick a winner sometime before midnight EST.

The winner will be notified by e-mail and announced on this post.

 Thanks Online Poster Printing for offering this great give-away!

Good Luck!

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Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2009-03-15 03:24:43 UTC

Random Integer Generator

It’s two minutes past noon on Saturday afternoon.

If you’re keeping score, that means that it is time to pick a winner for my very first giveaway.

Up for grabs is the Longaberger Autumn Path Front Pocket Tote and it is fabulous.

I am consulting with my good friend, Random Dot Org to certify the winner at this very moment.

And the winner is……

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Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

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Timestamp: 2008-11-29 17:06:39 UTC

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The winner is Michelle who does not have a blog, but has a verizon e-mail address. She was lucky Number four who visited my blog and commented on November 25th @ 9:23am.

Congratulations, Michelle. I hope you enjoy the new purse. I will be contacting you by e-mail!

The winner of the Lonaberger Autumn Path Front Pocket Tote is Michelle who does not have a blog, but has a verizon e-mail address. She was lucky Number four who visited my blog and commented on November 25th @ 9:23am.

Congratulations, Michelle. I hope you enjoy the new purse. I will be contacting you by e-mail! You can read about the certified results here.

There are a number of random things rolling around up there in my brain.

Unfortunately for you, there is not much room up there so I have no other choice but to clear out the cobwebs and the useless info to make room for more serious, pressing issues.

Like my birthday.

And Christmas.

And the 412 other things on our calendar for the month of December.

So here goes. (You should imagine me standing here on the screen with a megaphone. Not that I need a megaphone. It’s just that a visual always helps.)

First, I’d like to begin by giving a shout out to the nearly 600 people who have visited my blog since its big reveal (clearly, I watch way too much reality TV) two weeks ago. I say nearly because the little Scope up there in the right hand corner and the live traffic thing in the lower left hand corner don’t always capture the same visitors. Not sure why this is. Maybe it’s hard getting them on the same page, which doesn’t make sense because they are, indeed on the same page.

But seriously, I couldn’t do this thing without you and your support means a lot to me.

Well, actually I could do it without you, but really, that would be pointless.

So, thanks to all of you, my LBF’s. (Loyal Blog Fans)

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The rotating Christmas tree stand that I have enjoyed for four years finally gave up the ghost. My Christmas tree is a spectacular sight. It’s even more spectacular when it rotates. It worked beautifully the first few years when it rotated a 7 foot tree. Then, I found a 9 foot Vienna Pine that I simply had to have. McDaddy mentioned one or two or ten times that the new tree was too much for the rotating stand. The thing about McDaddy is that he is rarely wrong when it comes to assessing domestic matters.

Whatever.

Turns out the popping and cracking of the stand were battle cries.

And the war was lost.

RIP little Christmas tree stand. We’ve been through a lot and I will miss you.

And replace you if I can find another one. Ahem!

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My aunt is visiting from California and I will be hosting Thanksgiving here at the McResidence. At least eleven of us. Maybe more. My family and McDaddy’s family. Yes, you heard right folks. Both sides of the family in one room.

We are blessed that our parents get along and enjoy each other’s company.

YAY! For us.

Hosting the dinner here ensures that we will not have to run from house to house to visit parents, grandparents and inlaws. I plan to bust out our fine china because I am a firm believer that if you don’t use it, you are really not enjoying it.

Yes, I am plum full of quirks my friends.

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I will also make a fabulous dessert called chocolate delight because we love dessert around here.

I must admit though that my chocolate delight usually looks nothing like the chocolate delight shown on the recipe site because I never think to use my fancy glass compote thing, opting instead for the handy 9X13 Longaberger baking dish. On top of that, I generally get overly excited and cause the mixture to look more like mud. You can find the recipe here.

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Finally, I have some really exciting news.

It’s my first give-away.

Up for grabs is this Longaberger Autumn Path Front Pocket Tote.

WOW! That’s a mouth full. Or a hand full if you’re typing it like me. I happen to be a Longaberger Home Consultant and since I’m too stingy to part with one of my beloved baskets, I thought I’d give a bag away instead.

You can win it by simply leaving a comment on this post telling me why you need a new handbag.

Comments will remain open until noon on Saturday when my new friend, Random Dot Org will pick a winner. Contest is open to US Residents (sorry International LBF’s) and I am requesting that you enter only once. The winner will be announced at the top of this post.

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Carry On.